Articles tagged with: Good Friday Agreement

Following recent disturbances in Northern Ireland, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) has written an open letter to political leaders in Northern Ireland, the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the European Union. In the letter, the church leaders echo the appeal from local church and community leaders for political leaders “to treat Northern Ireland’s fragile peace with care”. They emphasise the importance of the three strands of the Good Friday Agreement and the consequent responsibility to respect all identities and foster good relations within Northern Ireland, on the ...

The fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement this week enjoyed a significant if not predominant place in the pronouncements of politicians and the focus of the media. As the world watches warily if not altogether seriously the bellicose posturing of North Korea (on which a former member of our staff provides an illuminating close-quarters insight in our pages this week), and the substantial and profoundly divisive legacy of Margaret Thatcher is dissected in the aftermath of her passing, it is understandable that what is a ...